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Bill Gates

By nanciemarie

  • Introduction

    Introduction
    This very successful man, William H Bill Gates III was born on October 28th, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. He is the one that founded the world's largest software business,Microsoft; such as Windows XP, computers, games, Xbox etc. Which made him the richest man in the U.S. Bill Gates is working in the Technology/Computer industry

  • Background Information

    Background Information
    Bill grew up in an upper middle-class family w/ two sisters, Kristianne and Libby in Seattle, Washington. He went to an exclusive preparatory Lakeside School and went to college at Harvard. He was only 13, when he got interested into computer programming. Bill spent so much time on the computer, his parents got worried he would be a loner. He madee a tic-tac-toe program in basic computer language that allowed users to play against the computer. He met his business partner Paul Allen.

  • Off to College

    Off to College
    Graduated from Lakeside, scored 1590 out of 1600 on his college SAT test. Bill enrolled at Harvard University. He and his dad originally wanted to him to study Law. He spent more time in the computer lab than in class. Stayed in contact with Paul Allen who dropped out Washington State University and moved to Boston, working for Honeywell.

  • Paul Allen

    Paul Allen
    Gates joined Allen at Honeywell.

  • Forming Micro-Soft

    Forming Micro-Soft
    Bill & Paul formed a partnership called Micro-Soft , and blend of micro computer and software.

  • Achievements

    Achievements
    Bill Gates was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II

  • Continued

    Continued
    He continued his passion in college. Through business strategy and agressive competitve tactics he built the world's largest software business and became the richest man in the world. His whole life he's always been very competitive.

  • Computer wouldn't be the same

    Computer wouldn't be the same
    Computers wouldn't be the same without him. We use his Microsoft programs everyday, such as Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excell, Xbox game system etc.

  • Entrepreneurship Qualities

    Entrepreneurship Qualities
    Bill Gates is one of the most successful entreprenuers in the world & a profitable entrepreneurship for many years even today. He's ambitious, intelligint, competative which helped him get top position in the profession he chose. His visonary, passion, confidence, risk taking, contnous learner, accepting critisms brought him here today. Computers, technology, we, would'nt be the same without it